AMUSEMENTS

Wairarapa Daily Times, 14 September 1936, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

COSY THEATRE.

TWO BIG ATTRACTIONS,

More than five thousand steers were used for the spectacular stampede scene in “Drift Pence,” the Paramount presentation of the Zane Grey story which is to be shown at the Cosy Theatre again to-night at 7.45 o’clock, with a cast headed by Larry Crabbe, Katherine DcMille, Tom Keene, Benny Baker, Glenn Erikson, Stanley Andrews, Effie Ellslcr and Jan Duggan. The panic-stricken cattle, urged by several hundred cowboys, charge and break down a fence, stretching a mile and a half, in a break for freedom. This stampede precipitates the stirring pistol duel between cattle rustlers and a Texas ranger, which furnishes the climax of the picture. The second feature is “Under-Cover Man,” a new Paramount drama depicting a littleknown but intensely dangerous and exciting phase of police work. George Raft heads the cast. It is the most important role he lias had in a brief but meteoric career as a film star. The supporting cast includes Nancy Carroll, Gregory Ratoff, Noel Prancis, Lew Cody and David Landau. Reserves at W. G. Perry’s, ’phone 2496. THE REGENT. “I FOUND STELLA PARISH.” Kay Francis, supported by a talented cast, will be seen again at the Regent to-night in the Warner Bros.’ production, “I Pound Stella Parish.” The film is based on a powerful drama by John Monk Saunders. Miss Francis has the intensely emotional role of a woman who topples from the heights of success to the depths of despair. Fighting to hide a terrible page in her life in' order to protect her six-year-old daughter from scandal, she is betrayed by the man she has come to love, and started on the downward path in her profession. Separated' from her child whom she has placed in hiding with a faithful retainer, her love turned to bitter hatred, she is torn by a terrific emotional stress that eats into her heart and makes her life a horrible nightmare. The battle of the young journalist, the man who had published the story of her life after having won her confidence, to bring back her success and make up for the injustice he had. done her, leads to an astonishing and intensely draiiiatic climax. Important parts are taken by Iqn Hunter, the English stage and film star, and by Paul Lukas. The clever child actress, Sybil Jason, is seen as Miss Francis’s daughter. There is a strong supporting cast. Reserves at Perry’s, ’phone 2496. STATE THEATRE. “THE EX-MRS BRADFORD.”

This evening at the State Theatre, “The Ex-Mrs Bradford,” starring William Powell and Jean Arthur, will be the principal attraction. William Powell, noted for his suavity in handling tense situations in motion picture murder cases, drops Ihs famous polish more than once in this new romantic mystery comedy, to show that he can be rough and tough when occasion demands. In this RKO Radio pictiirisation, his pursuit of a murderer wh*o kills from afar and leaves only the most bewildering evidence as to his mysterious manner of slaying; it is high-lighted by two knoclc-down-and-drag-out fights, in which Mr Powell — due to no lack of prowess —is the party dragged. Miss Arthur romances with the star throughout his violent adventures, and Eric Blore, of “Top-Hat” fame, helps them with comedy in another butler‘role. James Gleason and Robert Armstrong have important roles. Reserves at F. J. Adcock’s, ’phone 1275.